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Made, the second book in my Trinity Series, is live but, have you read Boss yet?  The first book in The Trinity series is available now.    Events: October 23-27 — Blog Tour with Indie Sage PR   Where you can buy Boss : Amazon   BAM   B&N  Google Books  iBook   Kobo    

Hey There Beautiful Friend,

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Welcome to my website. Have you seen the USA Today Cover reveal for Made? Go check it out!  USA Today Happily Ever After It’s been a whirlwind year for me. My first novel, Boss, released on March 6. Since then a lot of firsts have been happening for me. First signing at Girls Night Out […]

Meet Cross Donati

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You didn’t get one last month, so our October Bae is a total treat! Cross Donati is the star of Bethany Kris’ Always. He’s  unapologetic, gorgeous, passionate, and Mafia royalty. Cross loves like he lives, rough.  And we have him all to ourselves for a while. 1 — Cross, tell us a little about yourself. […]

Join me and Fall In Love with Books

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So what are you doing on September 23? Why do I ask? The Fredericksburg Independent Book Festival is happening that day at Riverfront Park in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The event is free and geared toward single readers and families as well.  I’ll be there with copies of Boss and promoting book two of my Trinity Series, Made. You […]

Beat the Block: Kick Your Writing Tormentors Where It Hurts

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[dropcap]W[/dropcap]riters are weird, quirky people with unique ways of thinking, writing and going about our writing. While some can’t find anything more exciting than a blank page, others are terrified of the zero-word count on Scrivener.   Every time I start a new writing project, the same old doubts surface. Can I do this again? Will […]

Meet Jake Ross

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I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this before but I’m a huge baseball fan. So, you can only imagine how excited I am about our July book boyfriend. His name is Jake Ross and he’s the star of Rina Gray‘s Crazy for You. Jake’s a pitcher for the most storied franchise in sports, The New York […]

Meet Laird Alec MacLean

[dropcap type=”square or circle”] O [/dropcap]ur guest this month is Laird Alec MacLean of the Isle of Mull. He’s tall, broad-shouldered with pale blue eyes “the color of a cloudless sky on a cold winter day.” In other words, the pure embodiment of a Book-Bae if you ever met one! I’m are so excited to have […]

The Best Hangover of all Times

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[dropcap]Have[/dropcap] you ever had a hangover without drinking a drop of alcohol? Like you’ve been swept of your feet and floated for the whole night? I woke up last Friday feeling like I had been to the ball, danced the night away with my prince, and drank two bottles of champagne. And I did have […]

Meet Miles Gardner

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Miles, rebellious Billionaire from New England, is the star of  Cate Tayler’s novel, Love MeNow.  And we have him all to ourselves today! JL: Miles, tell us a little bit about yourself MG: If you ask some people, there isn’t much to tell. On the surface, I’m just your average playboy billionaire, a yes-man doing […]

Ten Spring Reads to Feed your Heart and Mind

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[dropcap]M[/dropcap]arch sent me over the moon, April has started out sad but, I’m turning to May with a hopeful heart and loaded with good reads. I’ve come to share with you my list of 10 books I’m reading in Spring 2017. I’m especially excited because some of the books on list are written by friends. […]